Local Government
This section is for staff or locally-elected members working in councils who want to develop health and wellbeing and improve life circumstances in their communities.
You can access materials and information to help you deliver health and wellbeing in your day-to-day work and plan for future health and wellbeing activity.
About the Local Government Health Improvement Programme
The Local Government Health Improvement Programme at NHS Health Scotland recognises and supports the crucial role played by local government in improving health and tackling health inequalities.
The Programme works in close partnership with COSLA, SOLACE (external link) and other partners to support community-led health improvement activity.
Note: Our website is currently hosted by the Local Government Improvement Service website.
It provides information about the Local Government Health Improvement Programme and encourages sharing of local government health improvement ideas and promising practice.
visit the Local Government Health Improvement website (external link)
News & Events
Local Government Health Improvement News (external link)
News and announcements from the homepage of the Local Government Health Improvement wesbsite.
Local Government Health Improvement Events (external link)
The Local Government Health Improvement wesbsite's events listings pages.
29 September 2006
Public Health Information Network for Scotland
Details of the Network's autumn gathering.
More Health Scotland News and Events
Local Government learning
Highlights:
Health Improvement Learning Zones
Developed by COSLA and Health Scotland to promote the sharing of promising health improvement practice between councils and other Community Planning Partners.
Health Improvement Learning Events
Learning opportunities for Local Government Health Improvement are listed in the Local Government Health Improvement website's events listings page.
Health Scotland Learning Opportunites
For details of learning opportunities and events from Health Scotland, visit our Learning section.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Local Government research
Ongoing research, evaluations, work on the evidence base and links to published research on Local Government.
Local Government Publications (external link)
Listings of Local Government reports, evaluations, guides and leaflets produced by Health Scotland are available from the Local Government Health Improvement website's document library.
Local Government links
Related pages and websites on Local Government for various audiences from Health Scotland, our partners and other organisations.